Cool Invertebrate suggestions

[lachya]

We just got a 120 litre tank and are wondering what sort of invertebrates and clean up crew to stock it with. We already have 2 peppermint shrimp and 1 turbo snail, and are thinking of getting a red line cleaner shrimp any suggestion on crabs or other invertebrates?

 

[donut0079]

Tuxedo urchins are always fun or porcelain crabs are good to watch when they actually come out.

 

[Shawn O]

Might depend on your fish choices. Some fish will attack shrimp, some will eat crabs or snails.

Some cool inverts are hermits, porcelain crabs, pom pom crabs and sexy shrimp.

 

[lachya]

Thanks a lot I'll do some research on those

 

[Ron Reefman]

I have put a yellow sea cucumber in each of my tanks that has sand. They were collected in the Florida Keys (legally) and have been living in my tanks for over 2 years now. They are good sand stirrers and they even help clean the sand by eating it, extracting all the organic material and then pooping out clean sand. Some people may think they are ugly, but we think they are pretty cool.

 

[lachya]

Thanks

 

[Noah 123]

Squat lobsters are really cool, and they won't attack tank mates as they are not true lobsters or crabs and are filter feeders like porcelain crabs.

 

[InOrderToBeAble]

I have emerald crabs and brittle starfish as well as sea cucumbers (Holothuria florida) and find them effective.

 

[Bent]

I've got a hoarde of porcelains. Maybe 8?

They are so cool.

Edit: I also have a very POed looking large purple crab in my fuge.

 

[Noah 123]

I have put a yellow sea cucumber in each of my tanks that has sand. They were collected in the Florida Keys (legally) and have been living in my tanks for over 2 years now. They are good sand stirrers and they even help clean the sand by eating it, extracting all the organic material and then pooping out clean sand. Some people may think they are ugly, but we think they are pretty cool.

Yellow sea cucumbers are not sand sifters. They are filter feeders...